FWS - Landowner and Farmer Outreach Organizer

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. FWS - Landowner and Farmer Outreach Organizer Connecticut, Waterbury, CT, US 3 days ago Requisition ID: 3422 Salary: $20.00 Annually Position Title: Landowner and Farmer Outreach Organizer - Remote Department : Compliance Reports To : Nicole Steck / Hosanna High Natural Burial Project Rate of Pay : $20/hr Position Summary Community-service outreach for Hosanna High Natural Burial Project (Let's Be Trees), a 501(c)(3). The student helps locate land that could become a community-owned natural burial ground so funerals can stay affordable. Key Responsibilities Research and contact farmers, rural landowners, estate holders, and land-rich families who may consider donating acreage, a conservation-minded parcel, or a life-estate gift for a nonprofit community cemetery. Use approved talking points only. Explain the public benefit: a $100 membership community cemetery if land can be secured in that area. Do not negotiate legal terms, appraise land, or promise tax outcomes. Keep a shared land-lead log: owner or farm name, county, contact, date, interest level, and next step. Hand warm leads to the supervisor the same week. Where appropriate, ask county Farm Service Agency offices, farm bureaus, extension offices, and rural churches for public contact lists or bulletin-board permission. Attend the weekly virtual check-in and turn in hours plus a short activity note. Other community-service tasks consistent with land-for-cemetery outreach, as assigned. Qualifications & Skills Required: Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award. Reliable internet and email. Clear written and spoken English. Comfortable introducing a mission by email or phone Respectful patient manner with older landowners and farm families able to keep a simple lead log Attend the weekly virtual check-in Preferred: Interest in rural life, conservation, nonprofit work, human services, or communications; prior volunteer or customer-service experience Google Workspace How the Job Benefits You as a Student: Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study. #J-18808-Ljbffr